Ice-cream-cone bag.



C. W. WHALEN.

ICE CREAM CONE BAG.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-3. I915.

1,158,349, Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

WITNESSES mfg 70 M JZ/WM ow Whaien 4 TTOR/VEYS CARL WHALEN, OFMILLINOCKET, MAINE.

ICE-CREAM-CONE BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented @0113. 26, 1%15.

Application filed August 3, 1915. Serial No. 43,378.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CARL W'. VVHALEN, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Millinocket, in thecounty of Penobscot and State of Maine, have invented anew and ImprovedIce'Cream-Cone Bag, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to paper --receptacles and has particularreference to paper bags or similar temporary receptacles.

Among the objects of the invention is to construct a paper bag or asimilar collapsible receptacle so as to adapt it for supporting'withinthe middle portion thereof one or more ice cream cones whereby thecontents of'the bag may be'conveyed in a safe and sanitary manner fromthe store or place of sale to the street or some other distant point,reliably protected from dust, dirt, or the effect of warm weather.

More definitely stated, the invention comprises a collapsible receptaclehaving se cured or formed. therein a shelf or supportsubstantiallymidway between the top and bot-tom of the receptacle, such support beingformed with one or more holes or seats to support as many ice creamcones.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe arrangement and combination of parts hereinafter described andclaimed, and while the invention is not restricted to the exact detailsof construction disclosed herein, still for the purpose of illustratinga practical embodiment thereof reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which like reference characters designate the same parts inthe several views, and in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view onthe line 1-1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section on theline 22 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numerallO indicates abag orsimilar receptacle which, for the sake of brief explanation, maybe regarded as being made of paper and made to represent a well knownform of collapsible bag for dispensing loosecommodities, and including,a bottom 11, sides 12, and vertical ends 13. The ends may be slitted asindicated at 13 to facilitate the placing of the cones within the sameor removing them therefrom.

Within the bag and at any desired place above the bottom 11 is provideda support or shelf 14: having a reinforcing flange 15 extending aroundthe same: and through whlch the shelf is secured to the inner Wall ofthe bag. This shelf is shown formed with a plurality of circular seats16 for as many ice cream cones C. The shelf, therefore, serves toreceive and support the cones free from the bottom of the bag and.substantially spaced from one another and from the sides and ends of thebag. The mouth of the bag may be folded over or otherwise closed toprotect the contents of the bag from currents of warm air or dust, andthe bag and its-contents may be carried by the mouth by grasping aroundthe middle portion of the same without subjecting the ice cream todamage due to dust or heat.

I claim: I I

1. The herein described paper receptacle having a horizontal shelfrigidly secured to the inner walls thereof intermediate its top andbottom and parallel to the bottom, said shelf having a seat formedtherein to support an ice cream cone.

2. The herein described ice cream cone bag, the same being constructedof collapsible material and having a horizontal shelf secured thereinsubstantially midway between the bottom and the mouth of the bag saidshelf having a flange surrounding its perimeter and secured permanentlyto the inner wall of the bag, said shelf being provided with one or moreholes to receive as many ice cream cones, substantially as setinnerwalls of the bag. at approximately the vertical center thereof, the saiddiaphragm having one or more holes to recelve a corresponding number ofice cream cones.

CARL \V. WHALEN.

. Witnesses:

WILLIAM MARDEN, FRED. M. GATES.

